title: Transdural spread of glioblastoma through the foramen ovale with presentation as a masticator space mass.
abstract: Direct extension of a glioblastoma through the dura at the skull base is an uncommon occurrence. We report an unusual case of recurrent glioblastoma that spread transdurally through the foramen ovale and presented primarily as a masticator space mass. There was mandibular denervation and a relative paucity of intracranial disease.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shatzkes
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*